Remember four years ago when newly elected President Trump promised to dramatically reduce Obama-era environmental regulations? President Trump vowed to eliminate two existing regulations for every newly adopted regulation. The Trump Administration argued that Obama era regulations added $1 trillion in additional costs on businesses.
However, what President Trump and many in the business community
The Trump Administration’s Navigable Waters Protection Rule (NWPR) went into effect on June 21, 2020. The NWPR greatly reduces federal jurisdiction over both streams and wetlands. Most significantly has been the impact to ephemeral streams (i.e. streams that have water only when it rains or there is snow fall).
However, even intermittent streams have less
The ruling in Upstate Forever and Savannah Riverkeeper v. Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, LP expands the rights of citizens groups to bring suits for penalties and injunctive relief under the Clean Water Act even when a state EPA is actively involved in addressing the issue. Furthermore, the court ruling allows claims to be brought even
As part of the 2008-2009 State budget, Ohio set aside $19.8 million to be used for diesel grants to achieve reductions in air pollution from the transportation sector. The set aside represents the largest dedicated pool of funds to diesel emission reductions in the Midwest. The grants could be used to pay for pollution control retrofits and anti-idling technology